CVE-2004-0977: Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The make_oidjoins_check script in PostgreSQL 7.4.5 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Affected products

• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: version 9.2 only; version 10.0 only; version 10.1 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: version 2.1 only
• PostgreSQL PostgreSQL: from 7.3.0, before 7.3.8 (fixed in 7.3.8); from 7.4.0, before 7.4.6 (fixed in 7.4.6)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 3.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 3.0 only
• Trustix Secure Linux: version 2.0 only; version 2.1 only

Published 2005-02-09. Last modified 2026-06-16.